Advanced Respiratory Physiotherapist

Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and highly experienced Advanced Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our Community Respiratory Team to help us to improve the Respiratory health of the people of Morecambe Bay, in conjunction with the Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network.

This full time or part-time/job share role is intended for Respiratory Physiotherapists, with extensive respiratory skills, post-graduate respiratory training/qualifications and demonstrable respiratory and leadership experience, who are passionate about leading and improving respiratory care in the out-of-hospital setting.

We are seeking individuals who are enthusiastic about supporting patients, students and clinical peers to better manage respiratory health together.

The role will provide direct clinical care to a Respiratory Physiotherapy caseload with complex needs who require assessment and treatment for breathing pattern disorders, breathlessness, cough and secretion management. This role is also a clinical and operational leadership role.

The demand for this clinical service is highest in Barrow-in Furness (close to the Western Lakes district/ South Lakes), as such the successful candidate(s) will need to provide clinics and some home visits in the Furness area, and there is an expectation that service provision will flex and move to meet the changeable demand of our patients, and include travel to all sites across Morecambe Bay, and patient's homes.

Main duties of the job

This role will provide strong clinical and staff leadership, promote and role model high levels of clinical excellence, quality service improvement redesign, track and improve service performance and KPIs, and work collaboratively as part of a wider MDT leadership team.

This role will provide highly specialist clinical support and supervision to other respiratory professionals within the community respiratory team, and wider as part of the Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network (MBRN). As such it is expected that the successful candidate maintains their specialist CPD, is a member of appropriate specialist body/group and engages with the wider Respiratory Physiotherapy profession at regional and National level.

Day-to-day operational support of the wider community respiratory team, staff 121s/appraisals and absence management is required, this will be within the teams shared leadership structure.

The post will support the clinical lead ACP (Physiotherapist) to maintain high levels of clinical safety, quality, patient experience and efficient use of resources and performance or the Respiratory Physiotherapy Service.

See job description for further details, and please feel free to contact us for more specific details about the role.

About us

The Community Respiratory Service is provided by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust.

UHMBT Community services provide out-of-hospital car across the whole of Morecambe Bay, in people's homes, community venues and outpatient clinics.

UHMBT operate three main hospital sites-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.